Separator assembly for use in spent nuclear fuel shipping cask

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864670

Bucholz, James A ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN

A separator assembly for use in a spent nuclear fuel shipping cask has a honeycomb-type wall structure defining parallel cavities for holding nuclear fuel assemblies. Tubes formed of an effective neutron-absorbing material are embedded in the wall structure around each of the cavities and provide neutron flux traps when filled with water.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: Bucholz, James A. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 4399366
• OSTI ID: 864670
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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neutron-absorbing
material
embedded
provide
neutron
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